leche

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sustantivo

leche

feminine noun

1. milk (de mujer, hembra)

leche de coco -> coconut milk
leche condensada -> condensed milk
leche descremada o desnatada -> skimmed milk
leche entera -> full cream milk, whole milk
leche esterilizada/homogeneizada -> sterilized/homogenized milk
leche merengada -> = drink made from milk, egg whites, sugar and cinnamon
leche pasteurizada -> pasteurized milk
leche en polvo -> powdered milk
leche semidesnatada -> semi-skimmed milk (British), two percent milk (United States)
leche UHT -> UHT milk

2. (loción)

3. (muy informal) (golpe)

dar o pegar una leche a alguien -> to belt o clobber somebody (peninsular Spanish)
darse una leche -> to come a cropper
se dio una leche con el coche -> he had a smash-up in his car

4. (muy informal) (expresiones)

estar de mala leche -> to be in a (peninsular Spanish) bloody o (British) goddamn awful mood (United States)
tener mala leche -> to be a mean o complete bastard (mala intención)
¡esto es la leche! -> this is the absolute (el colmo) bloody o (British) goddamn limit! (United States)
correr/trabajar a toda leche -> to run/work like hell (muy rápido)
¿cuándo/qué/por qué leches…? -> when/what/why the hell…?

leche [lay'-chay]

1. Milk.

2. Milk or white fluid in plants.

3. Good luck (suerte).

4. Bash (golpe); bash, bang (choque).

5. Bore, pain (molestia).

6. Hell!

, get away!


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